Safety-razor.



P. D. JONES'.

SAFETY RAZOR. APPLICATION IILE) JUNE 21, 1912.

Patented Dee. 16,1913

v"ven MST AvAiLABLE 'CGW UNITEDSTATES PATENT 'einleiten FLOYDD. JONES, 0F KANSAS.CITY,.MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR- TO JONES RAZOR ANDMANU v MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF lvIISSOURlK.`

FACTUBING COMPANY, OF .KANSAS CITY',

SAFETY-RAZOR in p ositiombztnl .anfiadjustable wedge 'for'.

the giiardaway .from theeutting springing e; t-Lishto prodncz'e a..- plate `:tor he `blade-in roston and for e iittingoorners of the blade T ;Anotli clamping 'Shielflii meer@ eM-the rliesitwn 0f referenc thither-.guard A With the-generalobwcteinzyien/g; thefin;v

'tionbneist'sg i pertginpovel and peonliai'. ,feature tof' constrnetion ;and organiza.- tOI'lnasgliereinafter.- described and. claimed;I and A.inlo r cl er ft hat itmay-be. fully understood vreference 'is t o be had to the. accompanying drawing;J -;in. which Ffgureliis; a frontview of a. safety razor embodying my: inventone. Fig. 2, is a back. view of thesameawFig. 3,.' 15 a horizontal.

.setionio the lineIII-III'ofFig. 2. Fig. 4, is Aa .sitlegview of the razor. .Fig. 5, is a vertiealsrectiononthe lineYf-V of Fig. `2. Figi-i6', jse'otiononfthe line VTi-Vl of F igt-2.1: 'F liga/AZ, -i afs'ectional perspective of a plate 'forlmping the 4blade of therazor in postion andfor-'covering the extremities frame of rectangular form. A resilient guard' arranged atxthej rear side of .frame 1,

and :ipreferably 'atn'n'ied` integral therewith, eonsi'stsfgapair of arms A2 extendingr .downwarcllfrorn` the .upper edge of the trainde longitudinal barorport-ion -3 conneetingithe i, "plurality of, saidlngerel i.

" wai'dl'v-projeeting llunge 19' :it its'npper end,

..whieh engages thenpper edge of -theframe and thnsdimitsthe said Vs lidable adjustment lower extremities of the fingers-.shall extend :it :i slight angle to the front side of fratrie specificationpf Lestersratent. Patente-Uwe 1 Application aied rune 21, 1912. senin No. 705,103. l i

the latterwitli.,

1, and said freine-is also provided centrally ot' its vlength with an 'enr 6, which extends down Wnrdly and rearii'ardlyfroni the Llpper edge ot' the t'ranie.- and seenred to said ear is a Shnnl; T for engagement b v :i handle 8, a detailedrefereneetio the construction of the handle and its connection with the Slinnlgbeing omitted, 'as it. forin's no essen# tial part of the razor proper. v l

The arms 2 of the glnlfrd nt their junction -with the bar 3 thereof are bowed outwardly7l 'fat 9 to provide a pair ofnlined passages 10,'

and ttingin said' passages are alined `of a slide bnr 1.2,.an`d said fslide bar is of semi-cylindrical forni in cross section, with shown clearly iii-Figs. 5 and G, and nt one ivaidly projec ting linger piece 13 whereby V.purpose ojinovingt longitudinally in one ldirectionnel' theUvot-lier.

Fitting .flatlyA a 4ainst tl1'e front side of `frame 1 is a razor` lade 14, the same corre-` it s cuttingedge 15I depending below' the lower edge of- .the fraine and terminating Slightly above the front extremity of fingers 4 so thatlzitlier undV shavings may pass-back and ingersmitrbeing noted thatl from siich space the lather and sliavings will be inf ta1itly`dislodged by passage between the 4.the `razor in Water.A

F,the front side of the vblade andprovided at such sidev with depending arms 17 vwhieh 'Cover the cutting corners 4of the blade, ande provided alsonvith spring Aarms 18 which ear against the rear side ofthe trarne, -as shown clearly in Figs. 2 and, the pressure of saidspring nrnis-ezitisi`iig the plate to :lmnp the blade firmly against-tbe frame. The clamp plate' is preferably secured in position ,by slipping it overthe upper edges fof thefframe and .blacl e, and has ai rearof the clamp plate,.it being noted that the arms 18 project. -from the rear margin of said flange 19 5is shown most clearly in e, "11113. l l

wedgeaillforme'd upon opposite extremities its llatVsideLbearingagainstthe frame, asu

e'nd the slide bar s provided'lwith a rearspending in elength 4tothe frame and having of the cutting edge of ,the `blade .into thev i space ineloeedby the latter, bar 3, the frame y .Y

.90.' fingers', upon vibrating the lower edge of 16 is a clamp plate fittinglatly against Figs. 2 and 6, and that the flange 19is cut away at 2O to accommodate the ear 6 of,

the frame.

To guard against endwise slippage of the clamp plate and to guide the same as' it isl the fianges and the arms 2 of the guard.

To guard against slippage or creepage of the blade toward the fingers of theguard plate, especially when the clamp plate is beiner secured in position, the blade is provided in its opposite ends with notches or slots 22 to receive protuberances 23 of the frame, as shown in full lines, Fig. 3 and dotted lines,'Fig. 2.

The razor is manipulated in the usual marmer and if 'a closev shave is desired the wedge bar is slid inthe directionindicated by the arrow, Fig. 3, this action resulting in springing the guard rearwardly oi' away from the blade, so that the cutting `edge of the latter may obtain afirmer bearing against the face, itbeing noted in this action that the frame, blade and clamp plate remain in fixed relation so that the arms 17 of the clamp plate shall shield the operator `from any possibility of being cut by the corners of the-blade. 'Where an ordinary shave is desired, the

wedge bar will occupythe position shown`l in..F igs.v 2, 3,5 and 6, at which time armsv 2 bear flatly against the frame, and the forwardly-projecting portion of the fingers are substantially flush withI the cutting'edge of the blade so that said portions of the fingers shall prevent the blade from applying any material independent pressure on the operatoi"s skin in the shaving operation. i

From the above description, -it will be apparent. that I have produced a safety razor embodying the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the object of the invention, and which is susceptible of modification without departing from the principle of construction as defined by the appended claims.

1. VA-saf'ety razor, comprisinga frame, a

guard at the'back of the frame,`having. fin.-

gers at its lower edge and capable of being sprung back from the lower part of the frame, a blade fitting flatly against the front side of the frame with its 'cutting edge projecting beyond the lower ed'ge of thesame,Vv

portion of the guard back from the lower end of the blade, and a handle rearward of and connected to the frame.

2. A- safety razor, comprising a frame, a guard atthe back of the frame, havingfingers at its lower edge and capable of being sprung back from the lower part of the frame, a blade fitting flatly against the front side of the frame with its cutting' ed c projecting beyond the lower edge of'th same, means whereby slippage or creeping of the blade onthe frame 1s prevented, a' plate clamping the blade against the provided with arms extending ownward and covering the cutting 'corners of the blade, and means for springing the lower portion of the guard back from the lower lane and end ofthe blade, and a handle rearward of means whereby slippage or creeping of the i blade on the frame is prevented, a plate clamping the blade againstthe. frame and provided with arms extendingv downward and covering the cutting corners of the blade;

`said `plate having` rearwardly projecting'end flanges overlapping the ends of theframe,

the blade and the guard,- and' -means for springing the 'lower portioiig'if'V the guard back from the frame and cutting'A edge of the blade', and a handle connected to the frame. y

4. A safety razor, Acomprising a frame, a guard at the back of the frame, havin .fin- ()ers at its lower edge and capable of eing sprung back from the. lower part of thel frame, a blade fitting flatly against the front side of the frame with its cutting edge provjec'ting beyond the lower edge of the same, a

plate clamping the blade against tlie'frame and provided with arms extending downward and covering-the cutting corners ofthe f blade, a slide bar fitting against the rear side 'of the fiame and adjustable longitudinally thereof "and provided with a plurality of wedge portions for engagement with the guard to s ring the lower portion of the the razor.

5 A safety razor, comprising a rectangular ,frame and a. ard integrally formed vwith'the frame an consisting of a bar p rovided at its lower edge with dependin'gteeth wardly tothe upper edge of the'frame and provided near their lower ends with alined outwardly-bowed portions, a. blade. fitting flatl'yagainst 'the front side of the'frame with its cuttin edge projecting beyond the lower edge of e same, a plate clamping the same back rom the frame, and ahandle-'for and als'o'proyided with arms extending up# vfor the razor. i

blade against the frame, a longitudinally eX` tending and adjustable bar having wedge portions interposed between the frame and the inner side of the bowed portions of said arms, and a handle for the razor.

A safety razon/comprising a frame, a guard at the back of the frame, having lingers at its lower edge and capable of being sprung back from the lower vpart of the frame, a blade fitting {iatly against the front side ofthe frame with its cutting edge projecting beyond a yplate clamping the blade against the frame, a slide bar fitting against the rear side of the frame and adjustable longitudi nally thereof and provided with a plurality of wedge portions for engagement with the guard to' spring the lower portion of the .saine back from the frame, and a handle 7 .ln a safety razor a combination guard and blade-seat frame, comprising a blade seat portion and a guard portion formed in'- tegral with and folded against said .bladeseat portion; said guardv consisting of a plurality of resilient arms extending from one the lower edge of the same,.

edge of said blade-seat portion and a bar connecting the ends o't said arms and provided with a plurality of guard fingers eX- vtending opposite the other edge of said bladeseat portion.

8. ln a safety razonareotangular frame and a guard formed integrally with and disposed rearward of the vframe; saidguard consisting of a plurality7 of resilient arms extending downwardly from the upper edge of the frame, a bar connecting the lower ends of the arms, from the lower edge of the bar, the fingers: being bent to provide lower portions under! lying and 'spaced from the lower edge of the frame and extending at an acute angle therefrom, a blade, means for clamping said blade adjacent said guard, means for spring-- ing the arms away and a handle o'r'the razor.

ln testimony whereof I my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

, FLYD D. JONES. Witnesses i 0. KANE,

J. LEVEN sonI from the guard framef and lingers' depending 

